Recent content by Morbihan Mike

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    Double Bass Stanley Clark

    Just seen Stanley Clark playing with Chick Corea at Vannes (France) Festival. Absolutely fantastic.
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    Vox stomplab multi-effects processors

    I'm still having difficulty trying to clean the user defined channels to zero so that I can build my own effects. How do I do this step by step?
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    Strings for Eko Barracuda Bass

    Filed them down and fitted them - hope I haven't compromised their structural integrity. They play just fine (Ernie Ball Slinkys).
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    Strings for Eko Barracuda Bass

    Thanks Pentatonic. I guess that is what I'll have to do if I can't find a manufacturer who makes 4mm thick ball ends.
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    Strings for Eko Barracuda Bass

    Here are a couple of photos to illustrate situation.
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    Strings for Eko Barracuda Bass

    I have checked the measurements of the existing ball ends the diameter is 6mm and the thickness is 4mm. It is the thickness that is the critical dimension. I may have misled everyone into thinking the measurements I gave were diameters. There is no problem with diameters 6mm+. Checking an...
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    Strings for Eko Barracuda Bass

    I have an Eko Barracuda bass guitar and I am having a problem finding strings. It is a short scale (30.3") with distance from tailpiece to nut of 35". The difficulty is the ball size, which needs to be 4mm or less. Most strings seem to have a ball size of 5mm or more. Ideally, the strings...
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    The high cost and low value of Facebook advertising

    To paraphrase John Lennon "Life is what happens while you're busy on Face Book."
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    Ampeg BA108 and BA110

    Have read some reviews that report a hum when the BA108 is on - even without a bass plugged in. Anyone else heard this hum?
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    Ampeg BA108 v Hartke b200/300

    Thanks for response. Tell me, does yours hum when it's switched on without an instrument plugged in?
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    Ampeg BA108 v Hartke b200/300

    Hi guys, A litlle advice please. I'm looking for a small practice amp that will stay in my home office/computer room (8ft x 6ft), so I don't need much power, headroom etc. I like to try and play rock, swing, country and jazz. I also like to record a bit using Garageband so I need a line...